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Offline EX.NVMMIS

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Constantine barbarous?
« on: January 21, 2007, 05:15:25 pm »
Hello:
I dont sure about this constantine coin, I think that is a barbarous imitation, any opinion.
thanks

Ricardo
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Re: Constantine barbarous?
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2007, 05:22:19 pm »
Looks perfectly good to me. Siscia 61 (R3)


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Re: Constantine barbarous?
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2007, 05:31:47 pm »
Just out of interest, what made you think it may be Barbarous?
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Re: Constantine barbarous?
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2007, 05:35:37 pm »
the style of bust.. the eye, & the helmet shape
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Re: Constantine barbarous?
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2007, 05:51:07 pm »
Understood.  The eye does look slightly strange. 

I've got a RIC VII 83 and all I can say is that obviously the engravers in Ticinum knew how to do eyes better than the ones in Siscia  ;D
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